The Book Trade Industry Awards have been recognising the best New Zealand Publishers, Booksellers and other industry stalwarts for over 20 years.

The Lifetime Achievement Award was created in 2013, with 'Bookman' Graham Beattie being the inaugural winner of this award. A simplification of categories was implemented in 2015 by the Book Trade Liasion Committee, and 2017 saw the addition of a Young Publisher of the Year.

The 2018 Book Trade Industry Awards were awarded on Saturday 25 August.

These awards are administered by Booksellers NZ, and the judges for the awards are selected from within the book industry.

Nielsen Bookshop of the Year – VOLUME, NelsonNielsen Publisher of the Year – Allen & Unwin NZ, AucklandSales Rep of the Year – Tammy Ruffell, Lower North Island Rep, HarperCollins NZPublishing Marketing Strategy of the Year – Hachette NZ for its campaign for Nevermoor, by Jessica TownsendYoung Publisher of the Year – Sophia Egan, from Mary Egan Publishing Ltd.Young Bookseller of the Year – Fern Hubball, from UBS CanterburySpecial Industry Award-winner – The SaplingLifetime Achievement Award – Robyn Bargh, Huia Publishers

Nielsen Bookshop of the Year – Time Out Bookstore, Mt Eden, AucklandNielsen Publisher of the Year – Gecko Press, WellingtonSales Rep of the Year – Tammy Ruffell, Lower North Island Rep, HarperCollins NZPublishing Marketing Strategy of the Year – Allen & Unwin NZ for the campaign for Woman in the Wilderness, by Miriam LancewoodYoung Publisher of the Year – Alex Hedley, HarperCollins NZYoung Bookseller of the Year – Cait Kneller, Time Out Bookshop, Mt Eden, AucklandSpecial Industry Award-winner – Victoria University PressLifetime Achievement Award – Ruth & John McIntyre, The Children’s Bookshop, Wellington

Sales Rep of the Year - Louise Crisp, Penguin Random House NZMarketing Strategy of the Year – Publisher - HarperCollins Publishers New ZealandPublisher of the Year - Allen & Unwin PublishersMarketing Strategy of the Year – Booksellers - The Women’s Bookshop, PonsonbyYoung Book Retailer of the Year - Rachel Eadie, Scorpio Books, ChristchurchBookseller of the Year- Time Out BookstoreNZ Book Industry Special Award- Bridget Williams BooksLifetime Achievement Award - Paul Greenberg, Greene Phoenix Marketing

Sales Rep of the Year - Tammy Ruffell, HarperCollins NZ Lower North Island repMarketing Strategy of the Year - Penguin Random House NZ, for Chelsea Winter’s Everyday DeliciousPublisher of the Year - Potton and Burton PublishersYoung Book Retailer of the Year - Jenna Todd, Time Out BookshopBookseller of the Year - Unity Books, WellingtonNZ Book Industry Special Award - Bridget Williams BooksLifetime Achievement Award - The Parsons Family